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How to pronounce “cataract”
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Pronunciation guide for cataract
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of cataract with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dr. Ramanathan Venkata Ramani
And now there is going to be a lot of people with cataract,
- Definition summary
- A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
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How to pronounce cataract
Dr. Ramanathan Venkata Ramani
And now there is going to be a lot of people with cataract,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “cataract”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
- (by extension) A flood of water; specifically, steep rapids in a river.
- (figurative) An overwhelming downpour or rush; a flood.
- (mechanics, chiefly historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
- (obsolete, also figurative) Synonym of waterspout (“a whirlwind that forms over water”).
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) Of a river, etc.: to fall in the form of a waterfall.
- (transitive, figurative, rare) To cause (something) to pour or rush like a waterfall.
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